where can i learn the VERY basics of IIFYM?

amandakev88
amandakev88 Posts: 328 Member
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im interested

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  • Leisalynn84
    Leisalynn84 Posts: 113 Member
    have you looked at their site yet? That should have everything you need to know.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    iifym.com perhaps?

    They have calculators to work out your macros of protein/fat/carbs, and I'm sure they have explanations?
  • SapiensPisces
    SapiensPisces Posts: 992 Member
    Read this:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • amandakev88
    amandakev88 Posts: 328 Member
    have you looked at their site yet? That should have everything you need to know.

    wow, i didnt know it was a brand--i thought it was just a general term. i didnt think 'they' even had a site. it just never occured to me. worried its a fad now though..
  • amandakev88
    amandakev88 Posts: 328 Member
    Read this:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    very helpful. thank you!
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    have you looked at their site yet? That should have everything you need to know.

    wow, i didnt know it was a brand--i thought it was just a general term. i didnt think 'they' even had a site. it just never occured to me. worried its a fad now though..

    Eating food without restricting anything isn't a fad.
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    IIFYM.com, maybe?
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/817188-iifym
  • amandakev88
    amandakev88 Posts: 328 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/817188-iifym

    thank you. side steels posts are always so easy to comprehend
  • cmeiron
    cmeiron Posts: 1,599 Member
    have you looked at their site yet? That should have everything you need to know.

    wow, i didnt know it was a brand--i thought it was just a general term. i didnt think 'they' even had a site. it just never occured to me. worried its a fad now though..

    Definitely NOT a fad. Just a sensible approach to eating while dieting.

    In a nutshell, with IIFYM, your goals are to: 1. meet your calorie target, and 2. meet your macro (protein, fat, carbs) targets, while 3. enjoying a variety of foods, including nutrient-rich whole foods (about 80% of your diet) and pretty much anything else you like to eat, including sweets, fast food, whatever (20% of your diet).

    It's an alternate approach to what some call "clean" eating or to the general dieting mindset we've been instilled with that dictates we should only eat green vegetables, plain chicken and brown rice. IIFYM proponents (such as myself) find these approaches to dieting overly restrictive and very hard to sustain in the long run. IIFYM can, for many people, be more sustainable and satisfying :)
  • kms1320
    kms1320 Posts: 599 Member
    Just keep in mind, a calorie is not a calorie, weight loss and fat loss are different, iifym is not an excuse to eat like crap.
  • bajoyba
    bajoyba Posts: 1,153 Member
    Just keep in mind, a calorie is not a calorie, weight loss and fat loss are different, iifym is not an excuse to eat like crap.

    If you "eat like crap", you're unlikely to "fym" (fit your macros) anyway.
  • cmeiron
    cmeiron Posts: 1,599 Member
    Just keep in mind, a calorie is not a calorie, weight loss and fat loss are different, iifym is not an excuse to eat like crap.

    If you "eat like crap", you're unlikely to "fym" (fit your macros) anyway.

    This. Yeesh. IIFYM is NOT an excuse to eat "crap" all the time (whyyyyyyyy do people always insist that this must be the case?). Although, depending on your definition of "crap", it could be perfectly possible to hit your macro targets anyways.
  • amandakev88
    amandakev88 Posts: 328 Member
    have you looked at their site yet? That should have everything you need to know.


    Definitely NOT a fad. Just a sensible approach to eating while dieting.

    In a nutshell, with IIFYM, your goals are to: 1. meet your calorie target, and 2. meet your macro (protein, fat, carbs) targets, while 3. enjoying a variety of foods, including nutrient-rich whole foods (about 80% of your diet) and pretty much anything else you like to eat, including sweets, fast food, whatever (20% of your diet).

    It's an alternate approach to what some call "clean" eating or to the general dieting mindset we've been instilled with that dictates we should only eat green vegetables, plain chicken and brown rice. IIFYM proponents (such as myself) find these approaches to dieting overly restrictive and very hard to sustain in the long run. IIFYM can, for many people, be more sustainable and satisfying :)

    helpful. thank you. [i like rice :P]

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